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Jun 21 2006

Fiery Furnaces at the Fillmore, 2006

Published by Vladimir Gusiatnikov under Shows

The Fiery Furnaces, The Fillmore, San Francisco Capacity 1250. All ages.       In the Red corner: Mario! the Nintendo favorite. In the Blue corner: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham and John Paul Jones, the whole Zeppelism. Mario’s goal: to playfully obfuscate, set up smokescreens, and perform other assorted musical mischief so that the long-haired [...]

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May 31 2006

Sasquatch Music Festival 2006 review

Published by Vladimir Gusiatnikov under Shows

      Highlights first: Scorching sun. A midnight battle of Santa Clauses vs. alien nuns. Twenty thousand people for 10 shower stalls. A snowstorm. Armies of chanting Canadian hockey fans. $3.50 Starbucks grande, house brew. A bubble descends from outer space. A giant-sunglass uniform on each and every female face. A mind-bending view of the Columbia [...]

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Nov 13 2004

All Tomorrow’s Parties 2004

Published by Christine Rankin under Shows

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All Tomorrow’s Parties is an annual event that draws hordes of music goers to the beaches of southern California. This year with Modest Mouse as curators, it was a rock and indie dream come true – the phenomenal line up seemed unreal, simply too good to be true. I’d been dreaming of and lusting for [...]

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